Want to Appear in Nelsan Ellis’s Latest Movie, Bolden?

Casting Call Requires Local Actors Over the Age of 18:

True Blood’s Nelsan Ellis’s latest movie is called Bolden and is director Dan Pritzker’s biopic on the jazz pioneer Buddy Bolden. Recently the following casting call was released, so if you are a local to New Orleans and are over the age of 18, why not check it out?

The production is looking for hundreds of locals aged 18 and older who are interested in appearing in the film as paid extras. To that end, a casting call has been scheduled for 11 a.m. to 7 p.m. on Nov. 21 in the Orleans Ballroom of the JW Marriott New Orleans hotel, 641 Canal St.

No experience is necessary, but because it is a period piece, prospective extras are being asked to dress in their best version of early-20th-century attire. (“Dress like ‘Great Gatsby,’ ” a casting spokesman advised.)

Specifically being sought, according to a casting notice: “Men and women with natural hairstyles and colors, mustaches and beards”; “energetic men and women who can move well to jazz and sway with the music”; and “Depression-era, hard-working types and very dapper men and women.”

Applicants should know their wardrobe measurements, including hat, neck, waist, shoe, jacket, dress, bust and bra sizes. Experienced stand-ins should also bring their resume and headshot. Photos will be taken of everyone on-site.

Those chosen to appear in the film will be paid a minimum of $112 per day and will also receive free breakfast and lunch for each full day they work.